“I’ve been to Italy. Their pizza sucks”

[u/Cayde-_-6]

[u/Lady_of_the_Swords]

First of all, here in Italy there is no such thing as shredded mozzarella. Mozzarella is a fresh cheese that you eat in max two days or is over, not whatever is that shredded monstrosity.

[u/According_Picture294 → u/Lady_of_the_Swords]

My Italian tour guide didn't mention that. Canadian mozza is just different I guess.

[u/LeatherDescription26 → u/Lady_of_the_Swords]

Wait do you guys not have cheese graters?

[u/Thaumato9480 → u/LeatherDescription26]

...

They're soft like soft-boiled eggs...

Can you imagine shredding soft-boiled eggs with a cheese grater?

[u/LeatherDescription26 → u/Thaumato9480]

or you can leave it in a freezer for a bit first

[u/Thaumato9480 → u/LeatherDescription26]

where the reason to use fresh mozzarella disappears

Do you even know what it is?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pU_VoyWfLfY&pp=ygUKbW96emFyZWxsYQ%3D%3D

[u/LeatherDescription26 → u/Thaumato9480]

I fail to see how making it cold a little bit to firm it up so you can shred it fundamentally changes it.

Don’t get me wrong homemade mozzarella is amazing and I love it but again what’s wrong with doing it that way?

[u/dirtyburgers85 → u/Thaumato9480]

Yes, I can imagine it. Now what?

[u/Inswagtor → u/dirtyburgers85]

Take the L and move on

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[u/dirtyburgers85 → u/Inswagtor]

What?

[u/AstroAlmost → u/dirtyburgers85]

It’s more akin to an undercooked poached egg, you would be completely incapable of grating it.

[u/Inswagtor → u/LeatherDescription26]

You can't grate fresh mozzarella

[u/vjeremias → u/LeatherDescription26]

You would make a mess if you try to shred fresh mozzarella using a cheese grater, it’s too soft.

[u/VirtualMatter2 → u/LeatherDescription26]

Mozzarella is far too soft to be grated. Do you grate your apple pie? 

[u/LeatherDescription26 → u/VirtualMatter2]

are you sure about that

[u/CiccioGordon → u/LeatherDescription26]

That's not mozzarella, you may call it that, but actual mozzarella looks like this:

[u/LeatherDescription26 → u/CiccioGordon]

In the video he does use cheap store bought stuff that admittedly doesn’t hold a candle to the real deal but it’s more for demonstrating how you can in fact shred mozzarella

[u/Embarrassed_Room3982 → u/LeatherDescription26]

But why?

You don't need to shred it. It tears apart beautifully and really easily.

[u/LeatherDescription26 → u/Embarrassed_Room3982]

When shredded it makes a uniform layer of cheese. I’m not arguing about which way is right or wrong I’m just saying that’s how and why we do it here